Fake Apple Support AI Calls Target Stolen-Device Owners for Passcodes and 2FA Codes

The Hacker News 26 August 2026, 08:47 EEST Security AI

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform built to strip Apple's Activation Lock from stolen devices, using rented AI voice agents that call theft victims posing as Apple Support and ask for their device passcode. SOCRadar Threat Research Unit (STRU) said the platform, which it tracks as AnonyMousKIT, is credit-metered and drives lures across…

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